Fox Ridge State Park - 18175 State Park Road, Charleston, IL   61920, 217/345-6416.  Picnicking, hiking, camping, and other outdoor activities.  Call for hours and admission information.
Tarble Arts Center - Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston IL 61920, 217/581-ARTS (-2787).  Hours: Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m.to5:00 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.;  closed Mondays and holidays; Summer hours (June 15 - August 15): Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Admission free except as indicated - see web site or for special events that require an admission fee.  Group tours require advance reservations.  Visual and performing arts, children's educational programs, and other opportunities.

PLEASE NOTE:  It should go without saying, but HOUSE assumes absolutely no responsibility for anything that occurs while you are partaking of a field trip with your family.  In addition, please contact the site of your field trip before you go to verify that you have current information on hours, admission prices, and other details.  The field trip information herein has been gathered in an exhaustive search of the various counties and localities on the web.  The information is thus only as accurate and current as the information on the various web sites from which it was gathered.

If you have information about field trip possibilities in your area, please drop us an email at admin@illinoishouse.org and let us know about it, including the county name, so that we can review and possibly include it in our Field Trip Idea pages.  If you have a brochure about a field trip site that you would like to mail to us, please mail it to c/o P.O. Box 74, Ringwood, IL  60072

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